sinjun: (mischief)
sinjun ([personal profile] sinjun) wrote2004-02-23 12:33 pm

Today's Puzzle

Replace the first letters of the words in eachrow to make two new words, both starting with the same letter. Place that letter in the blank between the two words. When you're finished, you'll have a new word reading down.

Rarely _____ Vanish
Rim ________ Bid
Text _______ Fear
Sight ______ Hither

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[identity profile] insaint.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 10:35 am (UTC)(link)
Main Entry: dight
Pronunciation: 'dIt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): dight·ed or dight; dight·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dihtan to arrange, compose, from Latin dictare to dictate, compose
archaic : DRESS, ADORN

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=dight&x=0&y=0

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[identity profile] damara.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 10:38 am (UTC)(link)
*laughs*

Alright, that counts. Though I think it's pushing obsolescence.

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[identity profile] insaint.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
*laughs*
Granted. But, like I said... I always do things the hard way.

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[identity profile] damara.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
*grins*

Well, okay. I won't argue that. ;)

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[identity profile] insaint.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 10:07 am (UTC)(link)
And this once again proves that I take the hard way...

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[identity profile] wolfcat.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 11:06 am (UTC)(link)
What did you do? Go searching through the dictionary letter by letter???

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[identity profile] insaint.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
*snickers*
Well, no... Not quite, anyway. I easily got 'B' and 'N', and then figured the last letter would be a consonant (note to self: there are less vowels, so start with those next time) and second would then be a vowel.

Then it was just a matter of trying a couple words at random and verifying that all words made sense. It actually didn't take me long at all.

*ponders* In retrospect, that's still embarrassing. =)

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[identity profile] wolfcat.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 11:40 am (UTC)(link)
*snickers*

[identity profile] damara.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, though there are other possibilities.

[identity profile] damara.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
*blinks*

Okay, definition on sext ... just because it's not a word I hear every day. :)

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[identity profile] insaint.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
*grins*

Main Entry: sext
Pronunciation: 'sekst
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Middle English sexte, from Late Latin sexta, from Latin, sixth hour of the day, from feminine of sextus sixth, from sex six
: the fourth of the canonical hours

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=sext&x=11&y=24

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[identity profile] damara.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
*laughs*

Okay, okay. Fine. If Alery's counts, yours does too.

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[identity profile] damara.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Someone else who takes the difficult path. ;)

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[identity profile] insaint.livejournal.com 2004-02-23 01:17 pm (UTC)(link)
It appears so. Though I'm sure he's just showing off. ;)